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Animal Daydream at Big Takeover

Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Animal Daydream debut with four songs nodding to the mellow sounds of ’70s soft rock. Though only a duo, Animal Daydream’s sound is grand. Lush production encapsulates perfectly crafted songs, allowing vintage synthesizers and smooth vocals to work the Steely Dan vibe. The title track references Fleetwood Mac, not only in… Continue reading Animal Daydream at Big Takeover

Fishboy at Big Takeover

Ambitious Denton, TX indie rockers, Fishboy, return with yet another narrative concept album. Coinciding with a 160 page 5.5×5.5 comic, An Elephant centers on the apocryphal story of Topsy the elephant, who was supposedly electrocuted in a public execution by Thomas Edison in 1903, though historical sources refute the claim that the inventor had anything… Continue reading Fishboy at Big Takeover

Fireworks at Big Takeover

London/Bristol-based fuzz-pop quartet, The Fireworks, finally release their explosive debut full-length, proving the anticipation was well worth it. As loud, distorted and thunderous asSwitch Me On gets, it remains completely melodic. The guitar stays Johnny Ramone simple, grinding out super-catchy feedback-laden pop riffs for the reverb-fueled male/female vocals to accentuate. Meanwhile, thick and meaty basslines… Continue reading Fireworks at Big Takeover

Pinkshinyultrablast at Big Takeover

St. Petersburg, Russia-based shoegazers, Pinkshinyultrablast, explode with a debut that is anything but derivative. Everything Else Matters craftily blends My Bloody Valentine’s wall of sound withLush’s most atmospheric moments. Effects-laden guitars and keyboards create sonic arcs for ethereal vocals to float in a gentle current propelled by a virtuosic rhythm section. The songs burst and… Continue reading Pinkshinyultrablast at Big Takeover

Mind Brains at Big Takeover

Comprised of former and current members of The New Sound of Numbers, Of Montreal, Dark Meat andOlivia Tremor Control, Athens, GA’s Mind Brains tap into an extra-terrestrial future with their brain-warping debut. Mind Brains is other-worldly pop music for a cyborg proletariat. Droning synthesizers recall the krautrock of Cluster and Radioactivity era Kraftwerk in darker moments, Gary… Continue reading Mind Brains at Big Takeover

Boyracer at Big Takeover

After four years of silence, Boyracer reemerge for their final release – four snappy songs defiantly lacking the drama that would ordinarily accompany such an announcement. Teetering between The Buzzcocks andLeatherface, Stewart Anderson and company go out on a high note, beginning with the flashing memory of a bad relationship in the title track, a… Continue reading Boyracer at Big Takeover

Black Watch at Big Takeover

After the departure of six-year guitarist/vocalist, Steven Schayer (The Chills), The Black Watch’s mainstay, John Andrew Fredrick went into a studio with drummer Luke Adams to make an album almost entirely by himself. Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy is so memorably melodic, yet enthusiastically noisy. Buried beneath Fredrick’s brilliant pop stories rests an undercurrent of distortion,… Continue reading Black Watch at Big Takeover

Hulaboy at Big Takeover

With twenty years of collaborating under their belts, Boyracer’s Stewart Andersonand Eric Stoess of Louisville, KY legends,Hula Hoop, get together again for another small slab of vinyl. He’s Making Violent Love to Me, Mother is the ’60s aficionado’s wet dream. “Exes and Enemies” kicks things off with a contemplative, Kinks-y look at social media and… Continue reading Hulaboy at Big Takeover